MICKEY'S DREAMERS
WDW or Hawaii? This is the question!
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2002
CAST: I (Laura) and DGH (Disney Grumpy Husband)
IN: Jan 2nd, 2005 (Sequoia Lodge)
OUT: Jan 6th, 2005
Weather was cold and cloudy, but no rain We were ready to go to Disneyland park!
Standard attire (from inside to outside, underwear omitted) was:
UP: wool vest, 3 layered sweater, fur coat, fur hat, gloves, scarf;
DOWN: tights, wool socks, snow proof-trousers and boots.
The resulting look was very similar to my LOVED Humphrey Bear that I use as signature (note that my weight, before bundling up, is about 100 pounds!)
Myself in Humphrey Bear attire and SL as background
Today is the last day of the Marche' de Noel (Christmas Market) at Disney Village, where lot of vendors have arranged Christmas tents to sell various stuff and food, so we wandered there for a while. Then we decided to make a stop at RER (Railways) Station grocery to buy some survival kit.
HINT: Grocery at RER closes at 7.30 PM, so do not wait until Park closing if you want to buy something
At this point we needed to go back to the resort to drop the grocery stuff. We used the SL shuttle which stops just in front of the RER.
HINT: IMHO (unless for Cheyenne and Santa Fe) the shuttle is not necessary. The distance from the Parks to the shuttle stop is not so different from the distance from the Parks to the Resorts. Use the shuttle only if you are heavily loaded or if it's raining (not in a peak moment!)
Time to really enjoy the DP now! Disney parks are always magic, but with Christmas decorations are really incredible!AWESOME !!!!!!!!
Main Street by night at Christmas time
It was sunset time and the park was ready for the Enchanted fairytale ceremony when Princesses and Princes, with the help of Tinkerbell, light up DLP Christmas tree and ... the Castle!
The Enchanted fairytale Ceremony
Very nice show and the view of the Castle lighting up was a dream!
DLP by night at Christmas
Time to heat DLP has a clever structure. Knowing that, in Paris, most of the time the weather is cold and/or rainy the Imagineers designed two arcades, parallel to Main Street, covered and heated, with access to shops, so we spent some time there.
HINT: Use the arcades parallel to Main Street when cold or rainy!
Time to line up for Fantillusion (night time Parade). Reading some trip reports we realized that the choice of the right viewing spot was an important strategy to enjoy the Parade.
And this was really the case! We followed jodyb suggestion (thanks, jodyb !!!!) in her January 2004 Trip Report
HINT: Excellent spot to watch Fantillusion is in Central Plaza, back to the castle, with the castle slightly to your left
to be continued
DISCLAIMER: Hints are accurate when written. There is a chance that they will be no more valid when you will need them!
First part of the trip report is at:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=7264930#post7264930
IN: Jan 2nd, 2005 (Sequoia Lodge)
OUT: Jan 6th, 2005
Weather was cold and cloudy, but no rain We were ready to go to Disneyland park!
Standard attire (from inside to outside, underwear omitted) was:
UP: wool vest, 3 layered sweater, fur coat, fur hat, gloves, scarf;
DOWN: tights, wool socks, snow proof-trousers and boots.
The resulting look was very similar to my LOVED Humphrey Bear that I use as signature (note that my weight, before bundling up, is about 100 pounds!)
Myself in Humphrey Bear attire and SL as background
Today is the last day of the Marche' de Noel (Christmas Market) at Disney Village, where lot of vendors have arranged Christmas tents to sell various stuff and food, so we wandered there for a while. Then we decided to make a stop at RER (Railways) Station grocery to buy some survival kit.
HINT: Grocery at RER closes at 7.30 PM, so do not wait until Park closing if you want to buy something
At this point we needed to go back to the resort to drop the grocery stuff. We used the SL shuttle which stops just in front of the RER.
HINT: IMHO (unless for Cheyenne and Santa Fe) the shuttle is not necessary. The distance from the Parks to the shuttle stop is not so different from the distance from the Parks to the Resorts. Use the shuttle only if you are heavily loaded or if it's raining (not in a peak moment!)
Time to really enjoy the DP now! Disney parks are always magic, but with Christmas decorations are really incredible!AWESOME !!!!!!!!
Main Street by night at Christmas time
It was sunset time and the park was ready for the Enchanted fairytale ceremony when Princesses and Princes, with the help of Tinkerbell, light up DLP Christmas tree and ... the Castle!
The Enchanted fairytale Ceremony
Very nice show and the view of the Castle lighting up was a dream!
DLP by night at Christmas
Time to heat DLP has a clever structure. Knowing that, in Paris, most of the time the weather is cold and/or rainy the Imagineers designed two arcades, parallel to Main Street, covered and heated, with access to shops, so we spent some time there.
HINT: Use the arcades parallel to Main Street when cold or rainy!
Time to line up for Fantillusion (night time Parade). Reading some trip reports we realized that the choice of the right viewing spot was an important strategy to enjoy the Parade.
And this was really the case! We followed jodyb suggestion (thanks, jodyb !!!!) in her January 2004 Trip Report
HINT: Excellent spot to watch Fantillusion is in Central Plaza, back to the castle, with the castle slightly to your left
to be continued
DISCLAIMER: Hints are accurate when written. There is a chance that they will be no more valid when you will need them!
First part of the trip report is at:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=7264930#post7264930